Consumer finance: Commission proposes to accelerate the rollout of instant payments in euro (26/10/2022)
The Commission has today adopted a legislative proposal to make instant payments in euro, available to all citizens and businesses holding a bank account in the EU and in EEA countries. The proposal aims to ensure that instant payments in euro are affordable, secure, and processed without hindrance across the EU. It will make life easier for EU citizens, improve cash flow for businesses and bring savings for retailers.
High-level conference on the Digital Euro (06/10/2022)
Don’t miss the joint European Commission – ECB conference ‘Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses’, which will take place on Monday 7 November in Brussels. The event will be an opportunity to take part in discussions on regulatory and policy aspects of a digital euro, ahead of a legislative proposal by the European Commission announced for early 2023. High-level speakers will include EVP Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioners Mairead McGuinness, Christine Lagarde, Paschal Donohoe, Paolo Gentiloni, Thierry Breton and many more. Check out the programme and register for the event by clicking below!
DG FISMA's Director-General talks about the energy crisis, sanctions, and the digital agenda.
Philipp Sandner (30/09/2022)
A short discussion about cryptocurrencies, the current ‘crypto winter’, and the digital euro.
AtomicLab (30/09/2022)
The winners of the Coding Challenge for Ukraine talk about their Restore Together project.
Commissioner’s corner (30/09/2022)
Ms McGuinness’s gives keynote speech on financial literacy at the Bruegel Annual Meeting.
EU Finance news in brief (30/09/2022)
SOTEU and the EU financial system.
Standing with Ukraine: Commission welcomes Joint Statement to provide affordable, accessible and transparent remittance services to Ukraine (28/09/2022)
27 September 2022
Financial Services: Commission calls on the Slovak insurance supervisor to take measures in order to ensure compliance with EU law (28/09/2022)
13 September 2022
Commission publishes external study on the EU’s retail investor protection framework. (28/09/2022)
2 August 2022
#EYY2022 (30/09/2022)
Commissioner McGuinness gives a quick update on the #MyFutureFinance video competition.
High-level conference on the Digital Euro (27/06/2022)
Don’t miss the upcoming conference ‘Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and businesses’, which will take place on Monday 7 November in Brussels. It will be an opportunity to hear from EVP Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioners Mairead McGuinness, Paolo Gentiloni and Thierry Breton, President of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe, MEP and ECON Chair Irene Tinagli, ECB Executive Board Member Fabio Panetta, and other high-level and industry speakers. The ECB has launched the investigation phase of a digital euro project as major jurisdictions are exploring options for central bank digital currencies, and the Commission has announced a legislative proposal on a digital euro for early 2023. In this context, the conference will be an opportunity to discuss key regulatory and policy aspects of a digital euro. Save the date – more details coming soon!
Targeted consultation: ESG ratings market in the EU and ESG factors in credit ratings (25/05/2022)
There’s still time to take part in our targeted consultation & call for evidence on ESG ratings & sustainability factors in credit ratings. The consultation/call for evidence form part of the Sustainable Finance strategy adopted in July 2021. Click below to have your say until 6 June.
Join us today for the launch of the fintech challenge for Ukraine. The event is a pan-European online ‘hackathon’ to develop technological solutions that will enable access to and provision of everyday services to Ukrainians and help the country's recovery. Don’t miss it!
High-level conference on the Capital Markets Union (12/05/2022)
Don’t miss the upcoming conference on ‘Capital Markets Union: investing for a stronger, prosperous and sustainable European Union’, which will take place on Wednesday 1 June in Brussels. It will be the opportunity to hear from Commissioners Mairead McGuinness and Paolo Gentiloni, Spain’s Vice President and Minister for Economy and Digitalization Nadia Calviño, MEPs Isabel Benjumea and Danuta Hübner, ESMA Chair Verena Ross, as well as industry participants and other high-level speakers. In a context marked by geopolitical tensions and the need to finance the green and digital transitions, panel sessions will look at how the rest of the world sees the CMU project, how to facilitate retail investment in the EU, and how to make capital markets more accessible to companies of all sizes and at all stages of their development. Registration is open and there are still places available!
